Mohammed Alhassan's missed penalty proved costly as Asante Kotoko registered a 5-4 shootout win over archrivals Hearts of Oak in the semi-final of the Ghana Special Competition on Sunday.
Following a 1-1 draw after regulations time, the game was forced into penalties where the visiting Porcupines proved superior at the Accra Sports Stadium.
Kotoko will face Karela United in the final of the championship following the latter's 1-0 away triumph over Ashanti Gold in the other semifinal tie on Sunday.
It was Kotoko who netted first in the game as early as the fourth minute when Abdul Safiu Fatawu, who just rejoined the Porcupines from international duty ahead of the game after failing to make Ghana's final 23-man squad for the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) in Egypt, hit a low shot into the net following a Naby Laye Keita back heeled pass.